The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-29
new ENGLAND NEWS.

Mass. in the yard of the new Washington
mills. Workmen were engaged in tearing
down ono-story building, when the whole
side, some l25 feet, became loosened and
crashed in. Lawrence Cunningham was
caught by tho falling wall and terribly
manglod. Other workmen had narrow es-
capes. Cunningham was 81 years of age
and unmarried.
John Pierce and Joseph Desmond, aged s
and II, respectively, are under arrest for
burglary and attempted breaking The
boys entered S. H. Congdon & Co.'S whole
sale shoe establishment in North Adams,
Mass, and took quantity of shoes, clocks
and other things, placed them in pile to be
taken if they had to get out in a hurry, then
attempted to crack the safe with hammers
and cold chisels, but they were frightened
away. They were captured and confessed.
Pierce has been before the court four times
within month on various charges, but es-
capped punishment.
A young man dressed in brown checked
suit and supposed to be a Boston commercial
drummer was instantly killed at South
birmingham, Mass. 1t is supposed his name
is W. Bedwell, as a business letter from the
house of w. F. johnson & Co., Nos. 2and
India street, Boston, was found on his person.
He met his death by jumping on to the Old
Colony train for Fitchburg when it was in
motion, falling between the cars and being
cut in two.
Mrs. Ezra s. Allen assembled alone in a
balloon from the state fair grounds at Mar
ragansett Park. She reached height of
three miles and met with diverse currents of
air and a whirlwind. The situation grew SO
threatening that she pulled the explosion
cord, and iell with the bal Don mile and a
half. The force CT the fall was broken by
the balloon alighting in tree top.
The jury in the case of Phillip Pallidoni,
the Italian on trial at Bridgeport, Ct, for the
murder of his brother have brought in
verdict of murder in the first degree.
Pleuro- pneumonia has made its appear
ance on two farms at Orwell, VT, and the
state commissioner has issued a proclamation
quarantining that town.
Before Judge Nelson, in the United States
district court, Albert Howell, letter carrier
in the Boston Postoffice, pleaded guilty to
enlightenment of letters and was sentenced
| 10 IS months in the Jail at Dedham.
One of the most severe sentences ever an.
nounced in the superior criminal court at
Dedham for violation of the liquor law, was
pronounced by Judge Blodgett, in sentencing
Frederick F. Gilman of Midway to $500 and
costs for letting building for the sale of
liquors.
As Pilot Dan Churchill was coming up the
channel in Boston Harbor, his boat struck
stake left by the government surveyors, and
| the planking was smashed. He ran the craft
ashore just as it filled and sunk
A terrible tragedy has been enacted at
Haverhill, Mass. A man named James Abb
| bolt, 45 years old, a widower, and with a
family consisting of four children, Mrs. E.
years, and George, II years old, had been on
a drunken spree for some time During his
racket he went home and shot Mrs. Cum
mings through the head with two bullets,
killing her instantly Then. reloading, he
shot himself through the head, falling by the
side of his daughter, and dying an hour
later. Mrs. Cummings was about 25 years
Old, and leaves no children. No quarrel is
known to have occurred, but it was simply
the act of man demented with rum.
Eugene Flynn of Holyoke, Mass, was held
in 5000 on charge of manslaughter in
stabb,ng Michael Wallace He was also held
in $1,000 Tor stabbns Patrick Shea Finn
went to Jail.
Edmund Robbins 81 years old, committed
suicide by blowing his brains out at his
boarding place at Springfield l., Mass. He was
employed by the National Needle Company,
/ and about three weeks ago married shop
mate who worked next TO him. His mother
! then refused to have anything more to do
with him and this fact is supposed to have
mpellei him to commit the deed. Robbins
was well known and was quite prominent in
bicycle circles.
The government cable across Vineyard
sound, which has been broken since Aug. "a,
| has been repaired and telegraphic commune
cation between Martha's Vineyard and the
mainland is again established
About six weeks ago the mysterious disap-
| ,f sL,,;,& NJ In1,a -
| East Boston, was chronicled His wife and
other friends professed entire ignorance as to
his whereabouts, or the cause of his sudden
departure, and it was intimated at the time
that possibly he was not in his right mind
when he deserted his home and friends. II
was lso said that he was heavily in debt
and had skipped out" to avoid being called
to account by his creditors, his indebtedness
being figured up into the thousands. 1t has
been ascertained that the missing man is
now in New York, sick and destitute, needing
succor and sympathy.
The Fourth and Madison avenue tracks il
New York have been utilized within a few
days for passenger car of the usual size
bearing on its sides, "Wcst End Stre.t Rail
way Company" intended for use in Boston
1t is furnished with the Sprague motors ant
the Julian storage batteries placed under tht
seat give to it its propelling power. Its tria
trips have already demonstrated that in the
near future the electric car will be adopted
on surface roads. Mr.. Whitney
the president of the West End, ha
been present and witnessed its capabili
ties, and has ordered the car to be sent t,
Boston, being satisfied that improvements
which are sure to be suggested will sooner b
perfected by practical tests than by short ex
perimental trials. The car moved very
smoothly, assembled the grade on Madison av
enue and Fourth avenue with great facility
and is stopped quicker than the ordinar,
horse car. 1t has run as high as IA miles al
hour with the greatest ease. A second ca
to be constructed will have improvements OIL
the first car, and there cannot be much doub
of the complete success of this new motiv
power The present car is capable of bein
run 40 miles with its force of batteries III
batteries, when exhausted, can be charged il
) flew moments